Health & Fitness

The triceps brachii, along with the biceps brachii, are responsible for most powerful forearm movements. The triceps is a three-headed structure and is the only muscle located on the posterior upper arm. The…
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The Pilates ball is an effective training tool because it promotes core stabilization by adding resistance, which forces exercisers to activate their pelvic floor muscles. Additionally, the ball acts as an…
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Sometimes when we train we try to get too fancy. We forget the simple exercises that can hit multiple body parts at once. Compound exercises, for example, allow you to “use the heaviest load possible, involve…
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As a health and exercise professional, it’s important to remember that you work with people who have real lives outside of your sessions together. The ACE Integrated Fitness Training® (ACE IFT®) Model emphasizes…
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A few years ago, while training a client at the gym, there was a loud crash in the weight room, followed by one of the gym members angrily yelling and swearing at the member who dropped the barbell full of weight…
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The One Thing You Need to Commit to Mastering You need to keep in mind countless things when you're trying to scale your online fitness coaching biz. There's also a long list of things you need to be strong at so…
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Adaptive exercise programming is an often overlooked aspect of becoming an inclusive and well-versed fitness professional. People with physical, developmental and traumatic impairments deserve every opportunity…
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I started my fitness career 20 years ago, in 2003. As I reflect on why it began, how it began, and how it’s going, I become more aware of what I wish I had known…
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ACE partnered with Louise Green, creator of the Size Inclusive Fitness Academy (SITA), to launch the new Size Inclusive Fitness Specialist course, which was released last month. Creating this course is part of…
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In recognition of 2022’s Pride Month, ACE recently hosted a Facebook Live conversation discussing LGBTQIA+ youth and their relationship to physical activity. Before diving into that discussion, let’s begin by…
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